Augusta Jane Evans Early years
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What were Augusta Jane Evans early years like?
She was born Augusta Jane Evans on May 8, 1835, in Columbus, Georgia, the eldest child of the family. The area of her birth was then known as Wynnton (now MidTown). Her mother was Sarah S. Howard and her father was Matthew R. Evans. She was a descendant on her mother's side from the Howards, one of the most cultured families of Georgia. As a young girl in 19th-century America, she received little in the way of a formal education. However, she became a voracious reader at an early age.  Her father suffered bankruptcy and lost the family's Sherwood Hall property in the 1840s. He moved his family of ten from Georgia for Alabama, and scarcely ten when they moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 1845. When the Mexican-American War had ended, and everything was in a disorganized condition, consequently there were no schools of any prominence. Had her mother not been cultivated and literary, Evans could never have obtained the education which fitted her for the work she later accomplished. During the Mexican war, San Antonio was the rendezvous for the United States troops sent to assist General Zachary Taylor, and the brilliant uniforms of the soldiery, the martial music, and the exciting events that accompany war, combined with the picturesque, enchanting scenery around San Antonio, furnished an excellent theme for Evans' first novel. In 1850, at the age of fifteen, she wrote Inez: A Tale of the Alamo, a sentimental, moralistic, anti-Catholic love story. It told the story of one orphan's spiritual journey from religious skepticism to devout faith. She presented the manuscript to her father as a Christmas gift in 1854. It was published anonymously in 1855.  However, life in a frontier border town like San Antonio proved dangerous, especially with the Mexican-American War. By 1849, Evans' parents moved the family to Mobile, Alabama. She wrote her next novel, Beulah, at age 18; it was published in 1859. Beulah began the theme of female education in her novels. It sold well, selling over 22,000 copies during its first year of publication, a staggering accomplishment. It established her as Alabama's first professional author. Her family used the proceeds from her literary success to purchase Georgia Cottage on Springhill Avenue. CANNOTANSWER
She was born Augusta Jane Evans on May 8, 1835, in Columbus, Georgia,
Margaret Lynch (born 1831) was best known for her role as one of the few female members of the crew on the SS Great Britain. She worked on the ship for 7 years and was recognised in the press as 'an institution'.
Her role as a stewardess was something that became more common as more women were travelling on passenger ships in the mid nineteenth century

Early life 
Margaret was born in Dublin in 1831. No records have been found of her early life, but crew documents for the SS Great Britain held in the National Archives show her place of birth. They also show that by the time Margaret joined the ship she was 35 years old and widowed.

Working life 
Through the development of luxury passenger liners like the SS Great Britain, women travellers became more commonplace and this required the assistance of female stewardesses. This meant that women had the opportunity to work at sea. They would serve first class women who were travelling without their own servants. They were also expected to control disorderly behaviour. Most stewardesses were unmarried or widowed like Margaret and were on average in their mid thirties to mid forties.

Margaret worked as a stewardess for many voyages to Australia between 1866 and 1872, making on average £5 a month. She was celebrated in an article in the Western Daily Press  alongside other key crew members- “Mrs Lynch, the stewardess, has been in the vessel several years and is an institution.” Margaret’s final working journey was to Liverpool in 1872. It was during this voyage where Captain John Gray (master mariner) mysteriously disappeared. Margaret did travel back to Australia in 1873, but this time as a passenger.

There are no records on what became of Margaret Lynch after her life on the SS Great Britain.

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People from Dublin (city)
Year of death missing Kristine Andersen Vesterfjell (sometimes written Westerfjell; 1910–1987) was a Norwegian, Southern Sami reindeer herder and an important advocate for Sámi shamanism and culture. She was from Lomsdalen, in Brønnøy municipality, Nordland.

Biography
Kristine Andersen Vesterfjell was born in 1910. She lived with her uncle, the reinsamen, Nils Andersen Vesterfjell.

Vesterfjell was one of the central figures that led to the finding of the "Runebomme fra velfjord" (Sámi drum from Velfjord) in 1969. Although she had never seen the drum in use, she knew where it had been hidden in the early 1900s, what the surface looked like, what the symbols meant, and how runebommes were used in the past. The last user of the runebomme was Nils' grandfather and her great-grandfather, Nils Johan Johannessen Vesterfjell (1819-1871).

Vesterfjell described the location of the drum as follows:—

Working with her, a sketch was made of what the drum skin had looked like, together with explanations of both structure and symbols. In 1969, Arvid Sveli and Herlaug Vonheim went on an expedition into the mountains to find one of the last remaining drums, and found it after an intense exploration in the inaccessible Henrikdalen.

Vesterfjell died in 1987.

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1910 births
1987 deaths
People from Brønnøy
Norwegian Sámi people
Norwegian Sámi activists Bedawwar A Albi (, ) is the third studio album by the Lebanese singer Amal Hijazi released in 2004. It was her first album under the label Rotana. Produced by Stallions Records with a sponsorship deal with Pepsi and Future Television, the album saw a huge drop in sales compared to her previous album Zaman but it was also because of lack of promotion in countries like Lebanon, Egypt, UAE, and Jordan. Despite everything that happened, Bedawwar A Albi managed to become one of the highest selling albums of 2004 in Lebanon despite of the hot competition from the albums of other singers like Elissa and Nancy Ajram. In addition, the album released two number one hit singles "Bedawwar A Albi" and "Mistanie Eiy" .

Production

In early 2004, rumors began to circulate that Hijazi had, in fact, left her previous production company Dilara Master Production and cancelled her sponsorship deals with Music Master and Panasonic. In addition, there were rumors about Hijazi producing her own album under the sponsorship of Pepsi. In an interview later, prior to the release of Bedawwar A Albi Hijazi candidly stated that he had left Dilara Master Production and was now signed to the label Rotana. Hijazi also confirmed that her upcoming album be produced by Stallions Records under a full sponsorship of international names like Pepsi and Future Television.

Hijazi once again teamed up with the Turkish composer and singer Bendeniz for the production of the album's main song Bedawwar A Albi. In addition, Hijazi collaborated with the songwriter Elias Naser and the arranger Jean Marie Riachi. Late in February 2004, Hijazi was almost done recording her third, much-awaited studio album.

Chart performance

Upon its initial release, Bedawwar A Albi received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Songs like "Bedawwar A Albi", "Omri w Sneene", "Alaa Keiffak" and "Keef" became one of Hijazi's greatest ballads and reached high demand from fans in her concerts. In addition, "Mistanie Eiy" was a huge radio hit, while other songs like "Esaal Aliyya" and "Ma Habitsh Gheral" were minor disco hits. Despite the poor marketing and advertisement by Rotana, "Bedawwar A Albi" managed to become a number one best-selling album all around the Middle East.

Track listing

 "Mestanni Eih" ( "What Are You Waiting for?")
 "Aah Ya Habibi" ( "Oh My Darling")
 "Bedawwar A Albi" ( "Searching for My Heart")
 "Aah Ya Nari" ( "Oh, The Fire Within Me")
 "Ala Keaifak" ( "The Way You Like It")
 "Isaal Aliee" () "Check Up On Me")
 "Omrei Wa Snieni" ( "My Lifetime and Years")
 "Ma Habitsh Ghairak" ( "I Have Never Loved Anyone But You")
 "Keaf" ( "How")
 "Chou Ally Sar" ( "What Happened?")

Amal Hijazi albums
2004 albums